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bringing down the house

bringing down the house is the present participle and gerund of bring down the house.

Meaning of bring down the house

Verb

bring down the house (third-person singular simple present brings down the house, present participle bringing down the house, simple past and past participle brought down the house)

  1. (idiomatic) To garner enthusiastic or wild applause or laughter.
    • "Well, your recitations just brought down the house, Anne. That sad one was simply splendid."1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

Questions about bringing down the house

What is bringing down the house the present participle and gerund of?
Bringing down the house is the present participle and gerund of bring down the house.

Words near bringing down the house in the dictionary

  1. bringing down a notch
  2. bringing down a peg
  3. bringing down on
  4. bringing down the curtain
  5. bringing down the hammer
  6. bringing down the house
  7. bringing down to size
  8. bringing forth
  9. bringing forward
  10. bringing home
  11. bringing home the bacon

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